--- title: "Shared hosting or a VPS – how to pick the right server for your site | Hosteam" description: "A WooCommerce shop, a WordPress blog, a Node app? When shared hosting is enough and when a VPS pays off – no marketing, just specifics." canonical_url: "https://hosteam.pl/en/blog/hosting-wspoldzielony-czy-vps" last_updated: "2026-08-26T19:45:32Z" meta: "og:description": "A WooCommerce shop, a WordPress blog, a Node app? When shared hosting is enough and when a VPS pays off – no marketing, just specifics." "og:image": "https://hosteam.pl/img/og-default.jpg" "og:title": "Shared hosting or a VPS – how to pick the right server for your site | Hosteam" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://hosteam.pl/llms.txt) # **Shared hosting or a VPS – how to pick the right server for your site** A WooCommerce shop, a WordPress blog, a Node app? When shared hosting is enough and when a VPS pays off – no marketing, just specifics. 26 August 2026 [ #hosting](https://hosteam.pl/en/blog?tag=hosting) [ #vps](https://hosteam.pl/en/blog?tag=vps) [ #wordpress](https://hosteam.pl/en/blog?tag=wordpress) The question we hear most often at support is “hosting or VPS?”. The answer depends on three things: what you run, how much traffic you have and who administers it. ## Shared hosting – when it just has to work On shared hosting we maintain the server, PHP, database, backups and security updates. You get a panel to add domains and mailboxes and install WordPress in one click. Pick hosting if: - you run a company site, blog or shop with up to a few thousand visits a day, - you use PHP (WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Joomla, Laravel), - you do not want to administer a server or track OS updates. At Hosteam every plan runs on NVMe storage with per-account CPU/RAM limits, so neighbours never slow your site down. ## VPS – when you need your own system A VPS is a virtual server with its own operating system, root access and guaranteed resources. Install anything: Node.js, Python, Docker, your own database or a game server. Pick a VPS if: - your application is not “a regular PHP site” (Node, Python, Go, .NET, containers), - you need custom web server, cache or queue configuration, - traffic is unpredictable and you want to scale with a slider, - someone will handle OS updates and security (or you want to learn). ## When to move from hosting to a VPS Signs hosting is getting too small: 1. The site regularly hits the CPU limit shown in the panel. 2. You need Redis/Elasticsearch or a background process. 3. The shop sees more than \~10k visits a day at peak. The move does not have to be a leap – we help migrate the site, and on the VPS you can install an admin panel to simplify daily tasks. ## Summary | | Shared hosting | VPS | | --- | --- | --- | | Administration | us | you | | Any software | no (PHP) | yes | | Scaling | change plan | CPU/RAM/disk slider | | Starting price | lower | higher | Still unsure? Send us a description of the project – we will advise, and if after a month it turns out to be the wrong pick, we will move you to the other option. ## **Looking for fast hosting?** NVMe servers in a Polish data centre, 24/7 support and our own panel. 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